A 62-year-old man presents with pleuritic chest pain and haemoptysis after recent immobilisation. Wells score indicates likely PE. What is the immedia...

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A 62-year-old man presents with pleuritic chest pain and haemoptysis after recent immobilisation. Wells score indicates likely PE. What is the immediate management?

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Start therapeutic LMWH or DOAC pending imaging

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Request D-dimer first

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Withhold anticoagulation until CTPA

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Start aspirin 300 mg

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Outpatient CXR only

ukmla MCQ (SBA): Pulmonary embolism

A 62-year-old man presents with pleuritic chest pain and haemoptysis after recent immobilisation. Wells score indicates likely PE. What is the immediate management?